In memory of Mikey Powell who died in police custody in
Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
on 7th September 2003
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The Friends of Mikey Powell Campaign
for Justice was established by the
family of Michael Lloyd Powell (known
as Mikey), following his death whilst
in Police custody.
Mikey was 38 years old and a father
of three young children. He had never
been in trouble with the authorities
and was well known and respected within his community. He would, (although this was on extremely
rare occasions), be prone to bouts
of depression; and on the night
in question one of these
episodes occurred.
Mikey died on 7th September 2003, in police custody in Handsworth, Birmingham. He had been arrested outside his mother's house in
the Lozells area of the city.
Funeral of former service user Sean Rigg sends message that
police cells are not 'places of safety'
3rd October 2008
The funeral of much loved south London resident and mental health service
user, Sean Rigg, which took place on Thursday 9th October 2008, raised
questions around the use of police cells as places of safety for mental
health patients in need of care.
The worst of all outcomes'
Heralded as a
force for change
at its launch, the
Independent
Police Complaints
Commission is
out of touch,
ineffective and takes
the side of the police rather than the public, claims former member John Crawley.
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in memory of
Gilly Mundy
CCTV arrest footage released
1st July 09
Newly obtained
CCTV footage has
revealed how
police officers
carried a bruised
and apparently
limp man into
custody moments
before he died,
contradicting an initial statement by the investigating police watchdog that he had “walked into the police station” and then collapsed.
The footage was released by a coroner after legal requests by the Guardian, shows three officers pinning him to the ground.
